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BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Leigh McGaughey
Date Published: May 08, 2019
Leigh is an ecologist, who started her career in South Africa where she completed a BSc (1994), BSc Honours (1995) and MSc (2000) degrees in Biological Sciences. In 2001 she moved to Australia and worked as a Research Assistant at Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute...
BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Elodie Passeport
Date Published: Apr 25, 2019
Thousands of chemicals end up in aquatic environments where they threaten the health of humans and ecosystems. One way to buffer their transport is to use passive water treatment systems such as constructed wetlands, lagoons, and bioretention cells. In this talk, I will go over..
Special Seminar - Dr. Cynthia Bluteau
Date Published: Apr 23, 2019
I will introduce a multi-disciplinary project during winter aboard a Canadian Coast Guard ice-breaker, the Amundsen, which is typically stationed in the Arctic during summer for scientific research. The Coast Guard approved for the first time in 2018 the presence of a science...
BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Christine Dow
Date Published: Apr 17, 2019
How do we know what is going on underneath glaciers and ice sheets? These are some of the most inaccessible places in the world yet have a vital role to play in the flow speed of the overlying ice, and therefore in rates of future sea level rise. Water that flows at the base...
BWRC & LEADERS Seminar Series - Dr. Joe Manous
Date Published: Mar 20, 2019
Dr. Manous is a civil and environmental engineer specializing in the areas of water resources and environmental security issues associated with water. Previously, he served as Academy Professor and Environmental Engineering Program Director at the Unites States Military...